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Table 7 Site B summary

From: The interplay of contextual elements in implementation: an ethnographic case study

Evidence

Teamwork

Communication

Leadership*

-Already had a practice algorithm but did not use it or refer to it consistently

-Teamwork generally perceived as adequate, but staff somewhat divided

-Functional but uneven communication about patients and workload

-Recent promotion of ACC pharmacist to middle manager (MM)

-Staff was unevenly open to a new algorithm

-Less cohesiveness as a team

-Used all means available to communicated (email, phone, IM, face to face)

-MM very supportive of ACCII

-Concern about losing clinical judgment if just following an algorithm

-Less willingness to pitch in to even out the work load

-Deeper level of communication about quality improvement often lacking at outset

-MM interested in QI approaches & solicited staff ideas

-Uneven interest in change and improvement

-Site designed tracking system to manage patients before ACCII started

-MM supported local coordinator (liaison to ACCII)

-MM supported by pharmacy leadership

  1. *Most influential contextual factor.